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...That sort of complexity is hard to make into entertainment, mostly because the truth doesn?t conform to bright lines...
...individual aims and lend support to laudable efforts such as the creation of this council. The U.S. cannot expect the scores of other member nations to bow to its desires; a negotiation of over 100 countries requires concessions in the name of progress. Though this new council may not conform to the American vision of a perfectly composed body, it undoubtedly represents an improvement from the former commission, whose members were nominated by regional groups and often rubber-stamped by the U.N. Economic and Social Council. Moreover, it is presumptuous for the U.S. to attempt to take the moral high...
...ultimate irony, Levy believes, is that American women have lost sight of their own sexual happiness in their pursuit to conform to male desires. Looking and acting like a porn star has simply replaced homemaking as the litmus test for twenty-first century women’s femininity...
...sure to dominate the agenda, especially since it could actually mark a break from canon law, which dictates that priests cannot be removed until they have legal representation and allegations have been substantiated. A spokeswoman for the archdiocese said: "Whatever the Cardinal decided to do, it will have to conform with canon law. But the Cardinal has said all along that he will find a way to do it, to remove priests immediately...
Roberto E. Martinez, 26, refuses to conform to the “nerdy scientist” stereotype, which is why the young Harvard physicist jumped at the chance to be featured on Animal Planet’s new reality TV series, “Chasing Nature.” “I want to be the person that makes science cool,” says Martinez, who is working on a doctorate in engineering and applied sciences. “Like a basketball star or a rapper or something—but a string theorist...